WASHINGTON POST — Mar 25 — Kimberly Hall was twice betrayed by men she met dating online. Both turned out to be married. So she started doing background checks on her dates using Intelius.com. Singles now draw on a growing arsenal of security and research tools – from services that verify identity and background to companies that provide temporary phone numbers as a barrier to stalkers. Few dating sites conduct their own background checks on members and only one seeks to verify marital status. 31% of American adults say they know someone who has used a dating Web site, and nearly 60% of Internet users said they think a lot of online daters lie about their marital status, (Pew Internet & American Life Project study, 2006). At True.com 2% of applicants are rejected because they are convicted felons. 3% flunk because they are married. Trufina verifies age, identity and address. Jangl offers free temporary phone numbers for eBay customers and dating singles. Tossable Digits offers a similar service. Intelius provides name, address, age, marital record and criminal background check.
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Mark Brooks: HonestyOnline.com also offers background checks, tailored to the needs of online dating sites. Jangl and Vumber.com provide two way anonymous calling services.
OPW — TRUE has succumb is offering a piece of spice with brand extension TRUESpice.com. They've been throwing 25k uniqes at it per day since the beginning of April. Lavalife is broadly known as a casual dating product. Mate1 offers 'intimate dating.' SexSearch leads the way as the most full on sexy of the sex dating sites. I wonder how far TRUE is willing to go with their sexy ads? – Mark Brooks
